Day 77

March 18, 2021

Rainy Day

 

I love this tree and it usually has a cool bird on it.  I'm going to ask if I can photograph it from a different side so I'm not taking pictures of this family's house, too.  

There were five cardinal in this lawn.  I think that is the most I've seen in one space in W. Mass.  In Virginia I saw 20 or 30 in groups, but I have not seen that here.  Usually we have one couple nested close by and the male comes and talks in the morning.  

My list today is: pigeon, crows, robins, cardinals, junco, titmouse, blue jay and ducks flying overhead.   It was 41 degrees at the rookery and raining at 4.  I figure by next week the colors will be coming back and the white will be gone entirely.

The spirit is back in the tree by the llamas.  She is gorgeous.  

I think there are spirits in this tree, too.  These old maples that line the road have wisdom pouring from them as well as sap.  I want to do a book on the spirits in this row of trees.

I'm waiting for the muskrats to show their faces.  I'm not sure how early I saw them last year.  Glancing back through photos it appears that I saw them around the 3rd week in April.  I am going to pay attention to some subtleties this year because there must be a lot of growth happening in the next month that is not blatant.  

It was a short and rainy ride, but it was full of birds.  Glad I made the effort.  Snow tonight, ice in the morning, but by afternoon Spring is going to blast in for the weekend.  Can't wait.